46: Look at the Data with Russell Carroll

GameDev Loadout | A Game Developer Podcast

English - August 29, 2017 08:00 - 23 minutes - 11 MB - ★★★★★ - 107 ratings
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Russ first began as an artist and designer on small indies games then soon created Gametunnel.com which did reviews and news update for indie games. He worked at Amazon as senior game producer releasing 13 game titles. And now, he is at MobilityWare which created a catalog of Solitaire games in which 2 of it made the top 5 most played games on iOS.

Looking at the data is a great way to study the trends, to see what's popular and not popular, and understand what mechanic works. Read the reviews including the harsh 1-Star reviews to get an understanding of why they gave that review. We also touched upon having a positive working environment that encourages teamwork, communication, and being open-minded.

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